Monthly Archives: April 2011
RIM Ships BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet: Some Good News and Bad News
Research In Motion just announced that it is finally shipping the BlackBerry PlayBook. I hate to tell you, but I've got some good news...
Operating System Software Market Hit $30.4 Billion in 2010: Report
According to the Gartner market research firm, worldwide operating system revenue grew 7.8 percent to $30.4 billion in 2010, with Microsoft Windows continuing to...
Cyber-Criminals Register Free Domains and Subdomains for Phishing Attacks
Scammers have shifted tactics to use free domain services to launch phishing attacks, according to a research report.A significant number of phishing attacks in...
Oak Ridge Still Not Back Online
Ten days after IT administrators cut off Internet access at a federal research facility in Tennessee after a successful spear phishing attack, the laboratory...
Verizon ‘Very Pleased’ with Motorola Xoom Sales
Sales of any tablet are going to look bleak, compared with Apple's iPad, which sold 4.7 million units in the recent quarter.The outlook for...
Nook Color’s Improvements Threaten Amazon Kindle, Sony
Barnes & Noble's Nook Color now boasts some tabletlike features: an integrated email app, support for Adobe Flash Player and access to apps like...
Modo Labs Launches Open-Source Mobile Development Framework
Modo Labs has announced the availability of its Kurogo Mobile Framework version 1.0 for mobile developers.Kurogo provides pre-built modules that are ready to use...
LG Licenses ARM Cortex Mobile Chip Designs
LG Electronics appears set to jump into the crowded mobile chip-making business after signing a licensing agreement with ARM Holdings.ARM officials announced the new...
Cloud storage not panning out?
Although storage and cloud services seem like a natural fit for each other, they don't seem to be faring very well as a business...
RIM BlackBerry PlayBook
RIM BlackBerry PlayBook
Months past its expected launch date, the RIM BlackBerry PlayBook went on sale April 19. Priced from $499 to $699, the PlayBook...